LABOUR AND CONSCRIPTION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1506, 5 February 1916, Page 4

LABOUR AND CONSCRIPTION.

In an interview given to a Christchurch News reporter, Bishop Julius said The cause of labour is one that has always appealed to me from my youth upward, but I am compelled to confess that the manifesto of the labour Conference on conscription has given me the greatest disappointment. The one great object of the British Empire at present is to crush German militarism, for German militarism would spell ruin—would deal a death blow, in fact —to the now steadily advancing cause of Labour, and therefore any motion or manitesto that furthers the cause of Germany or encourages her still to fight, can have the sympathy of none in the Empire. I am sure that the working men of New Zealand, when tney learn all that manifesto means, will not support it in any way. There can be no ulterior object in the single aim which would crush for ever Prussian militarism. The capitalist is not longing to turn the war to his own advantage or the advantage of his class. On the contrary, the war is entirely against his interests, and be and the working man should be as one in joining in the great work before us.” Bishop Julius added that he had no sympathy with what was known as confiscation, but as there seemed to be a large class in this country who appeared to be expecting taxation, he would favour taxing them to the utmost.